A review by spiderfelt
The Abortion by Richard Brautigan

3.0

There were some interesting turns of phrase I admired, but overall I recoiled from the author’s incessant objectification of Vida, the protagonist’s girlfriend. His portrayal of Mexicans in general and the city of Tijuana were also dismissive and reductionist. I enjoyed the initial concept of the story, the library as repository for unpublished works, but once the action moved away and focused on the characters, I was irritated by the author’s attitudes.